Italy's national soccer team head coach Antonio Conte attends a news conference ahead of their Euro 2016 Group H qualifying soccer match against Bulgaria at Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia March 27, 2015. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
SOFIA (Reuters) - Italy coach Antonio Conte has received death threats from angry fans who blame his training methods for the injury which was initially believed to have ruled midfielder Claudio Marchisio out for the rest of the season.
Italy's medical staff announced that Serie A leaders Juventus's Marchisio suffered ruptured knee ligaments during the warm-up for Friday's training session ahead of the Euro 2016 qualifier against Bulgaria on Saturday.
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